Job Number: 30187
Location: US-West Virginia-Morgantown-Health Science Center (Remote)

The School of Public Health at West Virginia University Health Sciences Center is currently accepting applications for a (Remote) Instructional Designer.

About the Opportunity

The Instructional Designer will work collaboratively with faculty and staff to design, develop, and support high-quality online and hybrid courses, as well as supplemental instructional materials. This role ensures quality assurance by incorporating industry standards and institutional best practices into course development. Through collaboration with other team members and, when necessary, working independently, the individual will create engaging and effective instructional materials that are functional, intuitive, and aligned with sound instructional design principles. The Instructional Designer will provide recommendations on interface design, sequencing of instruction, assessments, and course activities while evaluating the instructional effectiveness of developed materials.

What You’ll Do

• Lead, coordinate, and execute course design and development projects, content updates, and in-term maintenance for graduate and undergraduate courses
• Proactively manage a development schedule consisting of multiple, concurrent instructional design projects
• Assess and enhance course design to meet institutional and College quality standards
• Plan, produce, and deploy instructional materials using various tools and technologies, such as HTML, SCORM, Adobe Creative Suite, Camtasia, Adobe Captivate, Articulate products, and other relevant eLearning tools
• Ensure instructional integrity through systematic design and clear documentation, such as curriculum mapping, instructional analyses, narratives, and storyboards
• Conduct learning needs analysis to ensure instructional materials are appropriate and effective
• Communicate frequently and effectively with faculty, project collaborators, college leadership and WVU Online leadership
• Offer consultation to faculty on instructional design principles and the effective use of instructional technology
• Design, develop, and deliver faculty development materials/workshops related to pedagogy/andragogy, quality standards in online courses, and instructional technology tools
• Participate in testing and deployment of LMS upgrades, online learning tools, and other instructional technologies
• Provide ongoing technical support for all online instructors

Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in a relevant field is required
• A minimum of three (3) years of experience in design and development of technology-based instructional materials
• Web-based instructional material design, development and deployment experience
• Experience implementing quality standards in online course development
• Any equivalent combination of related education and/or experience will be considered

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• In-depth knowledge of learning and instructional theories, including adult learning principles and online pedagogy/andragogy
• Understanding of information architecture principles and their application in instructional design
• Proficiency with instructional design tools such as storyboards, flowcharts, and assessment design frameworks
• Experience using eLearning development tools such as Articulate products, Adobe Captivate, and Camtasia
• Familiarity with web technologies including CSS, HTML, and related development tools
• Experience working with web-based learning management systems (preferably Blackboard)

Benefits

• 37.5-hour work week
• 13 paid holidays (staff holiday calendar)
• 24 annual leave (vacation) days per year
• 18 sick days per year
• Range of health insurance and other benefits
• 401(a) retirement savings with 6% employee contribution match
• Wellness programs